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Title
Dorothea Towles and Hazel Shumate at a fashion show, Los Angeles, May 1946
Date Created and/or Issued
May, 1946
1946-05
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Rights Information
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Description
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
L to R: Dorothea Towles, two unidentified women, Hazel Shumate
Photograph most likely taken at a fashion show sponsored by Hollywood hair stylist Dorothy Woodson at the Club Plantation on 108th Street and Central Avenue. The show focused on the latest hairstyles and the proper hats to go with each.
Type

Identifier
587
YRLSC_gordonphotos_0587
Collection 1867 Box 5 Folder 2
ark:/21198/zz0025ppfh
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Lifestyle
People
Culture
African American models--California--Los Angeles
African American fashion designers--California--Los Angeles
Fashion shows--California--Los Angeles
Shumate, Hazel, 1917-2008
Towles, Dorothea, 1922-2006
Club Plantation (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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